Ghana - Research and Markets: Ghana Telecommunications Report Q4 2011 - Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Takes off in Ghana

According to the the Ghanaian National Communications Authority (NCA), there were net additions of 1.763mn subscribers in H111, bringing the total subscriber base to 19.199mn and mobile penetration to 77.4% by June 30 2011. About 1.208mn subscribers or 68.5% of H111 net additions were in Q211, supporting BMI's view of the impact of promotional activities before the original dadline of SIM registration on subscriber net additions. MTN (News - Alert) and Vodafone accounted for 87.6% of net additions during H111. The authors expect the market to have about 20.835 mobile subscribers by the end of 2011, reflecting a penetration rate of 84%, and growth to slow down into single digits in the latter part of the forecast period, with mobile penetration to reach 95.7% by 2015.

BMI's Ghana Telecommunications Report Q4 2011 contains revised forecast figures for the country's mobile telephony, broadband and internet sectors. The forecast is based on June 2011 data as published by Ghana's telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), as well as half- year data published by leading mobile network operators, including MTN Ghana, part of South Africa's MTN Group (News - Alert), Vodafone of the UK and Tigo Ghana.

Meanwhile, MNP seems to have taken off in Ghana. According to the NCA, 21,059 subscribers ported their numbers to other mobile operators by July 31 2011 following the launch of the MNP service on July 7. Third-ranked Vodafone (News - Alert) claimed as many as 43% of ported numbers switched to its network during that period. BMI welcomes the implementation of MNP considering its positive impact on competition in the mobile market and the choice operators have over changing service providers. However, the authors believe its long-term impact on market dynamics will be limited as the majority of net additions are through new subscriber acquisitions.

Source: http://www.mspnews.com/news/2011/09/28/5811759.htm by Business Wire on 28th September 2011.

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